Virtual Dermatologist: An application of 3D modeling to tele-healthcare

Lam, D.; DeSouza, Guilherme N.

doi:10.1109/health.2011.6026768

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“…Then, the experimental results are provided in section IV. Finally, the conclusions and future work are stated in section V. of medicine and health care, such as for dermatology [18], rehabilitation [23], [24], assisted living [25], etc..…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Its high-end, 6-figure cost makes it definitely not appropriate for self monitoring. Technologies for 3D reconstruction for human bodies and other objects have been around for many years [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21]. They provide very accurate and reliable models, which can be used for measuring limb volumes with equal or better accuracy than the methods used today.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Besides, they required well calibrated cameras [17], [18] and some times, a setup of multiple cameras [19], [20]. In the work presented in [15], human bodies were very accurately modeled using laser scanners at the price of expensive hardware for range imaging (over US$20,000).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite being a topic currently in high demand, 3D modeling of the human body poses a great challenge and while earlier approaches employing multi-view stereopsis [17], [18], [19], [20] could build reasonable 3D models from simple 2D images, they were also not as reliable as newer methods based on new IR sensing technologies. Besides, they required well calibrated cameras [17], [18] and some times, a setup of multiple cameras [19], [20].…”

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Comparing limb-volume measurement techniques: 3D models from an infrared depth sensor versus water displacement

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et al. 2013

2013 IEEE 15th International Conference on E-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom 2013)

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In our previous work, a new method for measuring limb volume based on infrared depth sensors was presented. The system, which can be operated in the comfort of our homes, allows for the early detection of swelling associated with lymphedemaa chronic disease caused by failure in the lymphatic system. Early detection and management can significantly reduce the potential for symptoms and complications; however, many patients fail to seek medical assistance at the first sign of the disease. So, the proposed system can potentially affect the lives of nearly 500,000 people in the U.S. who suffer from lymphedema with over 2.6 million breast cancer survivors and over 230,000 new cases every year 1 who are at-risk for developing this disease at some point in their life. In this paper, a series of improvements made to the system is presented. The changes led to the complete automation of the process of 3D imaging the arms. The proposed technique for limb-volume measurement was compared with the water displacement and the perometry. Being an ongoing research, the results presented here are limited to 14 arms of healthy volunteers. In the future, test will include a larger number of limbs of healthy as well as cancer patients.

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